Ink Master

Ink Master

2012RealityTV-1417 Seasons227 Episodes

A group of the country's most creative and skilled tattoo artists compete for a hundred thousand dollars and the title of Ink Master. The stakes couldn't be higher with "living canvasses" donating their skin to be permanently marked in this adrenalized competition elimination.

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

8 Episodes • 2012

Season 2

Season 2

13 Episodes • 2012

Season 3

Season 3

13 Episodes • 2013

Season 4

Season 4

13 Episodes • 2014

Rivals

Rivals

16 Episodes • 2014

Master Vs. Apprentice

Master Vs. Apprentice

16 Episodes • 2015

Revenge

Revenge

13 Episodes • 2016

Peck Vs. Nuñez

Peck Vs. Nuñez

16 Episodes • 2016

Shop Wars

Shop Wars

16 Episodes • 2017

Return of the Masters

Return of the Masters

16 Episodes • 2018

Grudge Match

Grudge Match

16 Episodes • 2018

Battle of the Sexes

Battle of the Sexes

16 Episodes • 2019

Turf War

Turf War

15 Episodes • 2020

Season 14

Season 14

10 Episodes • 2022

Season 15

Season 15

10 Episodes • 2023

OGs vs Young Guns

OGs vs Young Guns

10 Episodes • 2024

S17

Hometown Heroes

10 Episodes • 2025

Episodes - Season 1

Fresh Meat

1. Fresh Meat

42m

Ten of the best tattoo artists on the planet tattoo Human Canvases in a series of extreme challenges. The first Artist is eliminated on the path to determining who will earn a $100,000 prize and the title of Ink Master.

Botched Head Tattoo

2. Botched Head Tattoo

42m

A head tattoo becomes a medical emergency and tempers explode when Heather challenges the judges. Ton Jones serves as Guest Judge and a second artist is eliminated from the competition, losing the chance to win $100K.

Pasties and a Cameltoe

3. Pasties and a Cameltoe

42m

Naked women heat up the competition and another head tattoo sparks a fight between Al and Bili. A third artist is eliminated from the competition and the chance to win $100K

Ink Disaster Piece

4. Ink Disaster Piece

42m

Photo Realism tattoos turn disastrous when Bili has difficulty with muscle structure and Heather’s art goes up in flames. A fourth artist is eliminated from the competition.

Game On

5. Game On

42m

Competition turns cut-throat when Josh calls out Shane for only doing black & grey. Shane fights to prove his color skills and impress the judges. A fifth artist is eliminated from the competition.

Permanent Mistakes

6. Permanent Mistakes

42m

Tattoos are forever and so are the mistakes! The artists are plagued with massive mistakes while tattooing pinups on their canvasses. A sixth artist is eliminated from the competition and the chance to win $100K.

Picture Imperfect

7. Picture Imperfect

42m

Some of the remaining artists botch their portrait tattoos by screwing up important features, leaving their human canvasses with bad art. 4 artists remain but only 1 will take home $100K and the title of Ink Master.

Ink Master Revealed

8. Ink Master Revealed

42m

In the season finale, human canvasses blindly agree to let the remaining artists tattoo anything they want on their skin. A grueling 18 hours of tattooing with a shocking twist! Who will take home $100K & the title of Ink Master?

Available on: Spike, Paramount Network, Paramount+

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